Operation Rolling Thunder Flashcards
1
Q
What was it designed to do?
A
Destroy roads, railways and vietcong bases in the north especially the Ho Chi Minh trail
2
Q
When was it?
A
1965
3
Q
What allowed the operation to go on?
A
The Gulf of Tonkin 1964 for L.B Johnson To take action
4
Q
What did the Gulf of Tonkin claim?
A
That the USS Maddox was on the coastline of North Vietnam and patrol boats had destroyed the Maddox
5
Q
What happened in 1965?
A
VC attacked the American bas Pleiku
6
Q
How many were killed and wounded when VC attaked Pleiku?
A
9 Americans killed
100 wounded
